Texas Senate OKs divisive tax credit scholarship bill

Posted by Leigh Evans on April 21, 2015

Austin American-Statesman - The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to a divisive bill designed to help thousands of public school students pay for tuition at private or religious institutions.

After rejecting a handful of Democratic-proposed amendments to the measure, the 31-member upper chamber approved Sen. Larry Taylor’s Senate Bill 4 on a mixed, 18-12 vote.